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The Putin System
An Opposing View
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Grigory Yavlinsky
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English
Published/Copyright:
2019
About this book
Grigory Yavlinsky, a Russian economist and opposition leader, explains his country’s politics from a unique perspective, voicing a Russian liberal critique of the post-Soviet system that is vital for the West to hear. He argues that Putin is as much a product of the system as its creator.
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Grigory Yavlinsky is a Russian economist and politician. A proponent of market-oriented reforms under Gorbachev, Yavlinsky has been a key figure of the opposition in post-Soviet Russia with the independent liberal party Yabloko, for which he was the 2018 presidential candidate. His books include Realeconomik: The Hidden Cause of the Great Recession (and How to Avert the Next One) (2011), Incentives and Institutions: The Transition to a Market Economy in Russia (2000), and 500 Days: Transition to the Market (1991). He teaches at the National Research University Higher School of Economics in Moscow.
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Jonathan Brent, author of Inside the Stalin Archives: Discovering the New Russia:
Grigory Yavlinsky is one of the most acute, brilliant observers of and actors in contemporary Russian life, politics, and history. The Putin System makes a uniquely valuable contribution to understanding the Putin phenomenon in all its visible and invisible aspects—and why the West must pay attention.
Grigory Yavlinsky is one of the most acute, brilliant observers of and actors in contemporary Russian life, politics, and history. The Putin System makes a uniquely valuable contribution to understanding the Putin phenomenon in all its visible and invisible aspects—and why the West must pay attention.
Strobe Talbott, Brookings Institution:
Grigory Yavlinsky’s book is of great importance. He gives us a clear-eyed diagnosis of Putinism, a phenomenon that exacerbates the crisis in democracy and casts a shadow over the world order in the twenty-first century. He also reminds us that Russia has brave, determined reformers who have on their side logic, principles, and lessons from the past and present that will guide their remedies for the future.
Jack F. Matlock Jr., U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union (1987–1991) and author of Reagan and Gorbachev: How the Cold War Ended:
A much-needed insider view from an important political figure and reform economist.
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Frontmatter
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Contents
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Preface to the English Translation
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Acknowledgments
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1. The Political System of Putin’s Russia and Its Significance for World Affairs
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2. Russia Today: The History of How and Why It Came to Be
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3. Authoritarianism on the Periphery: Understanding Russia’s Political System and How It Works
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4. The Future of Autocracy in Russia: What Do We Have to Tolerate (and for How Long)?
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5. In Lieu of a Conclusion
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Afterword: 2018 and the Imperative for Change
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Notes
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Index
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May 6, 2019
eBook ISBN:
9780231548823
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